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dvd_clapp asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 1 decade ago

Why is Hamlet still relevant to a modern audience?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Hamlet is having trouble with a big decisions. He prevaricates - very common.

    He is having trouble with his girlfriend and has commitment/sex issues.

    Source(s): http://www.shmoop.com/hamlet/
  • Spikerchic28
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Because Shakespeare wrote about human nature, not about a simple plot relevant to the time. This plot can be adapted to almost any setting, with new characters, and in new languages. People understand the characters of Hamlet, and the actions aren't considered to be horrifying or wrong because that's what some people might do, even in this age.

  • Goddess of Grammar
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Same reason Oedipus Rex was still relevant to a Renaissance audience.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Are you kidding? It's Hamlet! It's a timeless classic, man.

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